Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 125, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 May 1904 — Page 1

r INDIANAPOLIS JÖUBN AL. TVEKKLY ESTABLISHED DAILY ESTABLISHED 1S:A ! VOL. LJV. NO. 125 INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1901 TWELVE PAGES. oorr o nnvrc f on i:ailvay trains PIJICL - tL.N lö. J T1VI2 CENTS. ' MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS QUIET; SPLIT TICKETS JAPANESE CAPTURE NIE U-CH WANG, WIN ANOTHER VICTORY ON YALU, BUT FAIL AGAIN AT PORT ARTHUR

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Terrc Haute Goes Republican, Ever)' Office Being Taken, from Mayor to Councilman. RESULTS ARE SURPRISING

Warsaw and Noblesville Elect First Democrat Mayors, Loogootee Elects First Republican. THE VOTE ELSEWHERE Anti-Jewish Sentiment at Lafayette . Negro Problem at Rushville Other Indiana Cities. Yesterday's municipal elections In Indiana were notably quiet, but there was much scratching of tickets, making the count slow and complicated. Local Issues, and in many places the personality of the candidates, dominated the balloting. Prompt action by the mayor of Bedford nipped in the bud a Democratic scheme to purchase votes, the Lawrence county Democratic chairman being found locked In a room with a large amount of money and all the paraphernalia used in purchaslng votes and assuring the "delivery of the goods' by the use of carbon paper. These things were confiscated. At New Albany one of a gang of Democratic ngro repeaters was arrested, and the rest left town. ( Results are much mixed. Loogootee elected the first Republican mayor in its history and Warsaw elected its first Democratic mayor. The status of Anderson is not changed. Mayor Forkner being reelected by the Democrats, with three of the Bix councilmen. Elwood Republicans defeated the Democrat incumbent and elected John W. Call mayor. Local issues at Alexandria caused the defeat of the Republicans, except one councilman. At Rushville the Democrats promised to build a separate school for negro children, and won by a narrow margin, on mayor and Council, the Republicans electing clerk, treasurer, marshal and two of the six councilmen. Shelbyville's election turned on the license question, the "wets' being mainly Democrats, and winning handily. At Connersville the Democrats elected mayor and half the Council, the Republicans taking the other half and three of the general offices. Crawfordsville reversed its decision of two years ago and elected a Democrat mayor, showing a Republican loss on the head of the ticket of The Council, however. Is Republican. Mayor Zimmerman, tRep.) of Richmond, was re-elected by a lirgely increased majority. The Democrats lected but four of the ten councilmen. Everything is Republican at Union City except one councilman.- - Kokomo Republicans lost five councilmen, a Democratic gain of three over two years so, but elected the rest of the ticket. In one of the Democratic wards a Hearst Democrat defeated a Farker Democrat by forty vote. The Democrats carried Laporte, but lost three councilmen, a Republican gain of one. s Objection, to the waterworks ordinance recently passed by the Republican Council resulted in a Republican defeat at New Albany. . Jeffersonville was swept by the Democrats, as were Washington, Columbus, Greenfield and a number of towns In "The Pocket." Terre Haute went Republican. Edward Pidaman ran ahead of his ticket and defeated Mayor Steeg (Dem.) by not less than 1.5ft) majority. The Council is solidly Republican and all the other offices are in Republican hands. Lafayette elected ' a Democratic mas'or, but the rest of the general ticket, with eight of the fourteen councilmen, is Republican. Anti-.ewlsh sentiment contributed to the defeat of the Republican candidate for mayor, Ileury Rosenthal. Peru went Democratic. At Marion the Republicans' gained the mayoralty, but lost u seat in Council, though still retaining control. W. L. Lenfesty (Pro,), for mayor, polled 1.124 votes in a total of 4,05$ for the head of the ticket. Mayor Knotts (Rep.), of Hammond, was defeated for re-election by the narrow marg'n of twenty-five. Goshen turned out a Democrat mayor and elected a Republican. Noblesville elected the first Democrat mayor in its history. Democratic Chairman J. Fred France, of the Eleventh congressional district, was elected mayor of Huntington, where one councilmanic seat is In contest, the result of a tie vote. If the Democrat Is seated it will make the Council a tie. Princeton elected a full Republican ticket, throwing out the first Democratic administration in its history. Vincennes is Democratic except five councilmen. The Republicans gained control of Seymour. Brazil went Republican. DEMOCRAT IS MAYOR . OF CRAWFORDSVILLE Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. May 3.-The election here to-day resulted in the Democrats electing the mayor, treasurer and two councilmen. This shows a change on the head of the ticket of nearly 600 from the vote of two years ago, when the Republicans elected the mayor by 390. Ed Voris, who was elected mayor, received 136 plurality. Jesse Canine (Dem.) was elected treasurer by eignty-eight plurality. Henry Hulet (Rep.) was elected clerk by 1.0S5 majority and John Rrothers (Rep.) has 207 plurality for marshal. The Republicans elected six councilmen Joseph Goldsberg. George Stout, D. H. Gllker, Will Robb. Dunn McClelland and Dr. Morgan, and the Democrats elected Will McClelland and Joe A. Rooe. , The Prohibition vote ranged from sixteen to twentyseven on city officers. MIXED RESULTS ON NONPARTISAN ISSUES Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CONN E RS VI LLE, Ind.. May 3.-The city campaign here was fought ou purely local line; and the result is deciJedly mixed, the Republicans electing three out of four of the general city officers, and the City Council being evenly divided. Gray (Dem.) was elected mayor over Clark (Rep.), while Clouds, for clerk. Little, for treasurer, and Elwood. for marshal, ail Republicans, won handily. Party Hues were obliterated, the only Istuc In the campaign being the question of City improvements. Clark, defeated for reelection as mnyor, was charged with burdening the city with excessive improvements and was defeated on that charge. One of the councilman elected on the Democratic? ticket has announced that he will vote for Rooseelt. DEMOCRATS GAIN TWO GREENFIELD OFFICES Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENFIELD, Ind.. May 3. The Democrats elected all tho city officers to-day and tCONTlNL'ED ON PAaE"2T7:ÖL7X

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CONFESSIONS OF A WOMAN ARE USEDAGA1HST HER Mrs. Powell on Trial for, It Is Alleged, Almost Carving Essie Albin to Pieces. MANY WOUNDS ON BODY DOVER. Del., May 3. The real fight for the life of .Mrs. Mary 'Ann Towrll began to-day. Witnesses were called in rapid order to prove that the rrisoner had murdered Essie Albin on Feb. 9 last because of jealousy. Stolid, but keenly alive to every move and question of the attorneys, Mrs. Powell sat in the dock. The feature of the session was a bitter fight over the admission of photographs of the dead woman, which were taken by order of the attorney general for the purpose of showing the wounds that had been inflicted. The defense objected strenuously, but the court admitted them in evidence. Dr. James II. Wilson testified to the number and character of the wounds, saying that there were fifty-three In all. He stated that It did not seem po3sible that they were self-inflicted. Detective Ratledge then took the stand and read three confessions which had been made by Mrs. Powell. It was announced that before signing the written confessions Mrs. Powell had been cautioned by Attorney General Ware that they would be used against her when she was put on trial for her life. In the confessions the woman states that the girl followed her up to the attic on Feb. 9 and leered at her. whereupon the defendant leaped upon her and struck her with a catsup bottle, knocking her at the second blow to her knees. Defendant then thought of a penknife she had brought with her to rip up some old rags. She seized it and cut right and left at the fighting girl. Finally she struck the throat and cut it; then cut it again as the girl fell backward and turned on her right side. Defendant then placed the knife In the victim's outstretched hand and left her lying in a position to indicate suicide. Mrs. Powell enumerated the occasions when she had been wronged because of Miss Albln's intimacy with her husband. Detective Ratledge. who secured the confession, was not cross-examined relative to it by defendant's counsel, who had fought its admission. Before court adjourned this evening, however, the defense led Ratledge into a series of admissions about weapons he had found in the garret, notably an ax handle. - These questions left the impression that counsel, for the defendant would show that Mrs. Powell killed the girl in deadly combat, the. girl having the oaken ax handle. Dr. J. H. Wilson, the State's physician, when recalled this afternoon, was asked if he had during the recess counted the injuries inflicted upon Miss Albin. "I have," he answered. "There were thirty-one bruises and 139 cuts." DEMOCRATS TO HOLD SECOND CONVENTION Iowa State Committee Fixes Aug. 20 as Date for the Meeting. DES MOINES, . Ia., May 3. The Democratic state committee to-day decided on the date for the second Democratic state convention, on Aug. SO, to be at Iowa City. The committee voted 6 to 2 to admit Na tional Committeeman Walsh to vote in the committee the Hearst men voting to admit him. The committee then took up the matter of the contests. There are contesting delegations from six counties Des Moines. Scott. Van Buren, Franklin, Keokuk and Hardin having seventy-five votes in the convention. Those who oppose instructions claim that the control of the convention will depend on what the state committee does in these contests. The general rule has been to refuse any of the contesting delegations a vote in the preliminaries. BANKER IS INSANE BECAUSE OF LOSSES CINCINNATI. May 3.-Henry Weldner, president of the German National Bank of Newport, Ky.f is in jail to-day for safe keeping. He lost his fortune through the peculations of Cashier Frank Brown, who has been in Honduras since wrecking the bank, and has been acting queerly for some time. To-day. he became very violent

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Firm Has Advertised to Bury FIRST OA! AT THE DREW CROWD OF 187,733 Recorded Admissions to St. Louis Exposition Amounted to 178,423. OFFICIAL FIGURES GIVEN ST. LOUIS, May 3. The official announcement of the attendance at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition cn April 30, the opening day, was made by President Francis to-day. The total attendance was 1S7.753. The recorded admissions amounted to 178,423. . The difference between the total attendance and the recorded admissions is the number of Invited guests, employes, exhibitors, concessionaires and officials, some of whom were in the grounds all night and others of whom were admitted without having passes through the turnstile. The total number of admissions on the opening day of the Columbian exposition at Chicago was 137,557. . 1 A complete programme of band concerts was inaugurated by Sousa's, Inne's and Weil's bands, beginning in the early forenoon, continuing all day and until closing time at night. Dally band concerts will be one of the features of the exposition. It was announced to-day that the proposed running of the Intramural railway will be abandoned for about two weeks, owing to the necessity of utilizing the tracks for moving cars loaded with exhibits as fast as they .arrive. It was expected that the intramural would be opened to the public to-day. but last night almost a thousand cars of exhibits arrived for distribution and at once it was deemed necessary to use the intramural tracks and hurry the installation of exhibits as rapidly as possible. The feature of to-day's programme at the exposition was the dedication of Connecticut's State building. Portrait Leave ShntiKhal. SHANGHAI, May 3. The portrait of the dowager Empress of China, painted by the American, Miss Kate Karl, which ieft Peking, April 21, was dispatched by the Pacific mail steamer Siberia to-day. The portrait, on arrival at San Francisco, will be sent to the St. Louis exposition. DISTILLERY TANK HOUSE WRECKEOJIY UGHTHIHG Damage Amounting to $5,000 Done at Vincennes Government Storekeeper Crushed. MOST EMPLOYES ABSENT Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VINCENNES, Ind., May 3. Lightning struck the cistern room at the local distillery this afternoon and caused the explosion of a retort of ether. The cistern room and the government office, separate buildings, were wrecked, and one man seriously injured. There was a severe electrical storm early this afternoon, and while it was at its height lightning struck the cistern room, the explosion following instantly. The walls were blown outward and leveled to the ground, and the roof settled on the immense tanks of spirits. The government office adjoining was wrecked by the explosion. Joseph A. Watson, of Terre Haute, government storekeeper, was crushed by falling walls, but was not fatally injured. He was in the office building. Henry Vlges, a dry gauger, also was in the office, but escaped injury. On account of the election most of the revenue men were not on duty at the time. Had they been at their desks in the cistern room all would have been crushed The loss is estimated at $5,000. The explosion left the tanks or tubs containing 30 barrels of spirits exposed to view, but the contents- did not explode. Revenue men are in charge. Dr Wood end Arrested. NEW YORK. May 3.-Dr. Woodend. of,, W. E. oodend & Co., the suspended stock brokers ce firm, was arrested at his home in 1 this city to-day.

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SPUIM EVANSVILLE Parker Men Elect One Set of Delegates and Hearst Men Another, Both Being Instructed. UPROAR AND DISORDER Fprlal to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANSVILLE. Ind., May 3.-The mass Democratic convention here this afternoon resulted in the most hostile demonstration in the history of the party, locally, in years. It was a bitter contest between the Hearst and Parker factions of the party. Both sides had been at work organizing for some weeks and when the final struggle came it was a rough and tumble affair. The Parker leaders control the machinery locally and they selected the afternoon for the time of holding their convention, the Hearst men claiming that It was a trick In order to prevent worklngmen . taking part. When the hour for the convention arrived, Germania Hall was jammed with an excited crowd. Albert J. Vennem.nnn, vice county chairman, called the convention to order and called for motions for chairman. Ex-Postmaster Nolan was nominated by the Parker forces and William Rogers by the Hearst following. Then bedlam broke ioose. Men shoved and swore and tried to get to the platform. The Hearst men struggled to one side of the hall and Rogers took the chair and called the convention to order. A committee was named and in a few minutes reported a list of thirty-six delegates, and this was followed by indorsement and the passing of a resolution instructing for Hearst. The Parker men also held a separate convention aud another list of delegates was chosen. These were instructed for Parker. The feeling among active Democrats to-night is bitter. FOUR CHILDREN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING HOBART, O. T., May 3. The farmhouse of Peter Schmitt, at Bessie, twenty-five miles t.orth of here, was struck by lightning to-day, and four children, aged eight, six. lour and two, were killed. The children vere asleep urstalrs. RUMOR OF AN OUTBREAK AGAIiSTJUSSIAN JEWS Women and Children Alleged to Have Been Thrown Out of Windows by a Mob. COSSACKS CALLED OUT VIENNA, May 3. Reports are current here that there were serious anti-Jewish riots in the Bcssarablan town of Bender, on April 30. It is stated that the rioting began Saturday afternoon while the congregations were in the synagogues. The mob smashed the windows of houses In the Jewish quarter, entered the houses and threw women and children out of the windows. A girl was murdered in a most revolting manner, the reports say. Cossacks were sent to restore order. The outbreak is said to have been due to the anger of the crowd over Russian reverses in the far East. These reports lack official confirmation. LOUISIANA TO SEND NO NEGRO DELEGATE NEW ORLEANS. May 3.-After a long and hard struggle the leaders of the Lily White Republicans, in caucus to-day, decided against the negro, and it was agreed to send n solid white delegation at large to the Chicago convention, instructed for President Roosevelt. Collector of the Port Henry McCall and ex-Governor Warmoth fought hard to get a negro on the delegation, believing it would be beneficial to President Roosevelt in the doubtful States, but Chairman Frank B. Williams led a strong fight for an all-white delegation. The delegates chosen are Pearl Wight, H. C. Warmoth. W. J. Behan and L. F. Suthon. Xha convention met at noon.

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1 5-. . ADMIRAL TOGO. Who Again Tried to "Bottle" the Tort Arthur Squadron. ELECTRIC LINE, TO TO ,IS To Be Equipped in All Ways to Compete with Steam Roads for Passengers and Freight. LOCAL MEN INTERESTED Promoters Say Will Run Standard Passenger Cars and Pullman Sleepers. What promises to be one of the most Important enterprises yet undertaken in the way of electric railway building in this State was put under way yesterday, when the Chicago & Northern Indiana Railroad Company filed articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state. This company proposes to build a road in every respect like a steam railroad except in the matter of motive power. The plan is to run the line through Lake, Porter, Jasper, Tulaski, White, Cass. Howard, Clinton, Tipton, Hamilton and Marion counties into Indianapolis over a private right of way. Chicago is the northern terminal of the route. The directors of the company are Lester Soule.A. L. Wheeler and Senator Charles N. Thompson, all of this city; Henderson E. Davenport, Sheridan; James G. Kemp, Kempton; Martin W. Eikenbury, Russiaville, and Luther McDowell, of Young America. The nominal capital stock is $25,000. of which Mr. Soule holds $15.0u0. It is said, however, that millions of dollars are back of the project, and that it has the support of several wealthy men throughout the State who are not mentioned in the list of incorporators. Mr. Soule is president and general manager of the Globe Construction Company, of Des Moines, la., which holds the contract for building the Indianapolis & Logansport steam road, if its projectors decide to revive the matter of building that line. An official of the company says that the road will operate in competition with all steam roads covering the same territory; that both freight and passenger traffic will be carried on just the same as on steam roads, and that' the line will be equipped with standard passenger cars and Pullman sleepers. It has long 'been recognized that Indianapolis is handicapped in securing the shipping trade of the north part of the State on account of the roundabout way that every shipment from that locality must come. It is stated to be one of the purposes of the new road to compete for this trade and to direct it to this city. It is also cited that large electric motors have been tried with marked success and that average length passenger and freight trains are pulled by powerful electric locomotives, both cheaply and at good speed. The motors on the new road will be of the most modern design. Work on the road will begin Monday, when a corps of surveyors will start from Sheridan to look over and survey the route. The first excavating will also probably begin at Sheridan about the 1st of June. It is the intention of the projectors, however, to complete the line between this city and Logansport first. It is believed by the company that the road will be completed between Indianapolis and Logansport by the first of next year. The more important towns along the route north from Indianapolis are Sheridan, Kempton. Russiavllle, Young America and Logansport, whence the line will go to Chicago by way of Valparaiso. The (CONTINUED ON PAGE 12rCOL7T) THRONGS OF METHODISTS POUR INTO LOS ANGELES Delegates Arrive for Thirty-First General Conference of Church. . DR. KING MAY BE CHOSEN LOS' ANGELES, May 3. Delegates to the thirty-first Methodist General Conference are pouring into Los Angeles by hundreds. Fifteen special trains, twelve over the Santa Fe and four over the Southern Pacific arrived to-day. In addition to the delegates that will arrive on these specials many are coming In on the regular trains. Among the late prominent arrivals is the Rev. Dr. James M. King, secretary of the board of church extension, who succeeded to that office during the last quadrennial through the death of Dr. W. A. Spencer, and probably will be elected to his present position by the coming conference. Another man high In the councils of the church is the Rev. Dr. John Krantz, sales agent of the Methodist Book Concern, and with him Is Dr. Dimond, of Cincinnati, a prominent member of the book committee. The Rev. Dr. Charles W. Drees, superintendent of missions In Porto Rico, and the Rev. Charles L. Mead, of Hoboken, also are among the arrivals. Hazard's Pavilion, where the General Conference will hold its sessions, was thrown open to the delegates and visitors for the first time to-night, when a grand sacred concert was rendered by a large orchestra and chorus of-300 voices. Committees sent out to meet the Incoming special trains to-day were laden with fruits and flowers, and the visitors were given a AaracUristlc California, welcome.

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Second Army Is Rumored to Have Suddenly Appeared on the Liao and Taken the Big Manchurian City Near the River s Mouth DA Y OF DESPERATE FIGHTING Togo Makes Another Attempt to "Bottle" but Loses Eight "Fireships" and Tvco Torpedo Boats Russian Casualties on the Yau Over J 000 LONDON', May -4. The Chee-Foo correspondent of the Daily- Chronicle entiles the fnllnuliiK under yenterdn y'n Tneda dntrt "The Jnpnnene landed troops und Httncked nnd raptured McU'ChwaiiK InM evening:, the IluMsiaiiN fiillliiK hack to protect the rnilwiiy. This report hau not been confirmed. Nieu-Chwang is on the Liao river, not far from its mouth, and is the principal town in that portion cf Manchuria. It is an important railway point as well as a seaport. If the Japanese have captured the city they may soon command the railway running from An-Tung to Port Arthur, and have all the Russians on the Liao Tung peninsula at their mercy. ' ST. PETERSBURG, May 3. In n report received by the Emperor front General Kuropatkln under to-day'n date it la stated that at least from :,) M to 4.000 men were killed In the Ynlti river flht. Another report puts the Japanese casualties nt the same number.

PORT AnTIint, 3Iay It. The Japanese this niorulnsr attempted to bottle the Russian squadron by sinking ships In the channel, but they were unsuceessf nl, the ships lielnR blown up by Russian mines or sunk by the uns of the forts and warships. Two Japanese torpedo boats nre reported to have been tlestroyed.

TOKIO, May 3. General Knrokl reports another victory on the Valu In the flfclitlns? on Monday. Thirty Russian onlcerM nd CJOO tuen were surrounded after destroying two batteries of nrtillery. The. Japanese casualties were COO killed nnd wounded, making; n total of 71S so far in the fighting. One of the captured Russian officers says Major General Kashtalinsky, two colonels and an artillery battalion commander are amoug those killed by the Japanese nt Haniaton.

SEOUL, May 3. Later reports of the Russian reverse on the Yalu are to the effect that the Japanese captured twenty-eieht small rapid-fire Runs, besides twenty field Runs. They nlso captured thirty Russian officer and over live hundred men, many of whom were found hiding In the underbrush by Japanese' searching parties. Cossack officers who were captured place the number of Russians killed nnd wnnnded nt KOO, bnt It is thought that this understates the Russian loss, which is believed to be very much greater. The Japanese army is resting:, bury 1 nur Its dead nnd earing for Its wounded. The Japanese thoroughly occupy the aren over which the fighting: extended, nnd are now scouring the hilly country to which the Russian forces retired.

VICIOUS ATTEMPT TO "BOTTLE" RUSSIANS TORT ARTHUR. May 3. Another vicious attempt was Tnade by the Japanese this morning to block the entrance to Port Arthur. At a few minutes before 1 o'clock the first shots were fired, awakening the town with their thunderous noise. The gunboats lying at the mouth of the harbor joined in the cannonade of the batteries, the firing gradually increasing in volume until there was a continuous crash of great guns. Some of the enemy's torpedo boats were discovered, but they were finally swallowed up in the darkness, and the batteries and warships, after forty minutes' activity, were again shrouded in gloom, though the flashing searchlights showed that the military was alive-to the warning conveyed of the approach of Japanese ships. Shortly before 2 o'clock a searchlight played from the sea directly upon the entrance of the harbor," lighting it up to show the way for the fireships. The projector moved ,to the right from Liaotishan to Golden Hill. For a quarter of an hour the light was watched with curiosity, and then a second cannonade began, the heaviest fire being directed to the left of Golden Hill, where the fireships were located. At about 4, o'clock the batteries ceased firiug, save for an occasional shot. Just about daybreak the bark of the rapid-fire guns and the crackling of the mitrailleuse was heard from Golden Hill. Occasionally th-?re were sounds of explosions as of mines going off. It was the enemy's ships striking on Russian torpedoes. At this hour a magnificent sea picture was formtd by the soft light of the waning moon, the orange flashes of the guns, the signal rockets and the purple fires on the steel-colored sea which were alternately lighting up and dying out. The fireships were ten in number and of about 3,000 tons each. It is reported that two Japanese torpedo boats were sunk, the remainder withdrawing in a damaged condition. Eight fireships were Eunk and very few of their crews were saved. Most of them were killed. In the morning many dead bodies were seen floating about outside the harbor. These were collected by the Russians, who brought them ashore and buried them. The vigilance of the men in the watch towers and on the guardboats was astonishing. To their keen eyes was due the prompt sighting of the enemy. This new attempt of the Japanese was on a much grander scale than any heretofore made, but the moonlight aided in the discomfiture of the discovered enemy. The Japanese attacked brilliantly, without seeming to notice the murderous fire directed on them. The Russians captured two officers and thirty men. It is reported that twelve ships had been prepared by the Japanese, but for some unknown reason two of them never attempted to approach the entrance. It is stated that the crews of the fireships included a number of Japanese cadets, who showed extraordinary bravery, especially when the ships were sinking. Several of the crew sat on the topmasts firing revolvers, and then plunged Into the sea. It is believed that none of the cadets was saved. The attempt to close the mouth of the harbor failed. TWO TORPEDO BOATS SUXK BY RUSSIANS ST. PETERSUURG. May 3. High Admiral Grand Duke Alexis has received the following official telegram from Viceroy Alexieff reporting the Japanese attempt to block Port Arthur early this morning: "I respectfully report to your Highness that a fresh attack was made by the ene

my last night with the object of obstructing the entrance to the port, and that, it was successfully repelled. "At 1 o'clock this morning five torpedo boats were perceived near the coast from the eastern batteries. Under the fire of our warships and the batteries they retreated

I southward. by several torpedo boats, was elghted ard we opened fire upon it from the batteries and the warships. Three-quarters of an hour afterwards our searchlights revealed a number of fireships making for the entrance of the harbor from the east and southwest. The coast defense , vessels Otvashni and Cremieshchi and the gunboat Glliak repulsed them by a well directed fire. ' "Altogether eight ships were sunk by our vigorous cannonade, by Whitehead torpedoes launched from our torpedo boats and by the explosion of several submarine mines. Further, according to the reports of the officers commanding the batteries and the gunboat Giliak, two Japanese torpedo boats were destroyed. After 4 o'clock a. m. the batteries and warships ceased fire, subsequently firing only at intervals on the enemy's torpedo boats which were tlsible on the horizon. "All the fireships carried quick-firing guns, with which they maintained a constant fire. "Up to the present thirty men. Including two mortally wounded officers, who took refuge on a launch or were rescued from the fireships by us, have ben picked up. The inspection of the roadstead and tha work of saving the enemy's men were hindered by the heavy sea running. We suffered no casualties, with the exception of a seaman belonging to the torpedo boat destroyer Roevoi. "On the appearance of the first fircshlp. accompanied by the enemy's torpedo boats, I boarded a launch and proceeded to tho Otvashnl to take immediate measures for repulsing the fireships. With me were Lieutenant General Zallnskl and Captain Eberhardt, of the naval general i4aff. Lieutenant General Stoessel was on the fortifications at the same time, and General Loschlnsky, chief of the defense force of the forts, was on board the Glliak." RUSSIANS SURRENDER; JAPANESE LOSE 300 TOKIO, May 3. A supplemental report was received here to-day from General Kurokl. It is dated to-day and says: "Yesterday the enemy offered a stubborn resistance against our pursuit, adding about 300 to our casualties. The enemy stood with resolution until their artillery, consisting of two batteries, lost the majority of its men and horses. They then broke the breeches and closing apparatus of th.Hr guns and hoisted the white flag. "According to a captured Russian officer. Major G-nTal Kashtalinsky, commander of the Third East Siberian Rifle Brigade, the colonels of the Eleventh and Twelfth Rifle Regiments and the commander of the rlfie artillery battalion were killed in the fighting at Hamatan. "It seems that the enemy was entirely rout'd by our attack, because yesterday many came in and surrendered. Our prisoners include thirty officers, twenty of whom are wounded, and 30 men, one hundred of whom are wounded. "A preliminary report from the chief surgeon of th First Japaner army hhows that we had ?.$ mn killed and wounded. These casualties arc divided as follows: The Imperial Guards. 1Ü; Second Divifion, 250; Third Division. 316." The greatest popular demonstration since the beginning of the war occurred in Tokio this enltlg. The capital is showing its Joy nt the Japanese victory on th" Yalu. Thousands of ieople, half of whom, are women, paraded the streets in celebration of their arms. There were dozens of parades in as many different quarters, and they were later centralized in one givat pageant. The students composed one parade, and they all carried red lanterns. Th

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